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Maratha forts

Special Visitors walk along the ruins of the Lohagad hill fort, near Lonavla in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. (File/AFP)

India marks inclusion of 12 Maratha forts on UNESCO World Heritage List

  • Forts were once used by the Maratha Empire between the 17th and 19th centuries
  • India now ranks 6th globally and 2nd in Asia for the number of World Heritage Sites
By Sanjay Kumar ·

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